The WikiLeaks data dump of thousands of alleged CIA documents didn't just reveal many of the hacking tools used by the agency, it shed more light on shadowy businesses that can make millions buying and selling what are known as "zero day exploits".

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) knew about several flaws in software made by Apple, Google and Samsung and others, but did not tell the companies about them because it wanted to use them for spying, WikiLeaks says. The anti-secrecy group claims to have released a trove of top-secret CIA hacking tools. The world spoke to Dr Alana Maurushat, director of The Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre at The University of New South Wales about the potential vulnerabilities of our devices exposed by this latest leak.

In the pockets of millions and on desktops worldwide, female voices are driving a quiet revolution that appears unstoppable. Is this another step towards gender parity, or does it reinforce outdated attitudes about women?

Australia and other governments are mostly playing defence when it comes to cybercrime and there needs to be a nationally integrated response to it, warns former US ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich.

A failure of the National Broadband Network's Sky Muster satellite leaves about 65,000 consumers across regional, rural and remote Australia without internet access just one day before a secondary satellite is decommissioned.